by Chris Clemens There is a distinct change in scenery while driving Route 17 and passing from the Southern Tier into the Catskills. Waterways seem to lazily meander along each side of the highway. Mountains cast shadows even with the sun at its highest point, and valleys seem to stretch on forever. Nearer to Middletown, […]
by Chris Clemens I get a fair amount of emails from people asking all sorts of questions. Normally, the answers are best served by a direct email, but occasionally someone writes in with a topic that I think other readers would really benefit from seeing the response to. Like, this one from Steve S. of […]
by Chris Clemens On October 21, 2012 the Blessed Marianne Cope Shrine and Museum in Syracuse was forced to change their name. On that day, along with the Blessed Kateri Tekikwitha of Fonda, New York (and a few others from around the world), Marianne Cope was officially canonized by Pope Benedict XVI. The declaration by […]
by Michael Brewster. In 1877 when William West Durant set about building a permanent camp on a small peninsula on the south side of Long Point in Raquette Lake, he might have thought he was creating something of a legacy, as wealthy men of his generation might have done in any aspect of their lives. […]
by Chris Clemens First established in 1981, the Cayuga Nature Center in Ithaca, New York boasts 150 acres of woodland explorations. For those seeking a learning experience within a nature-based classroom, the center provides both educational and recreational ways to engage with the outdoors. Plus, they have a six-story treehouse! History Set back from Taughannock […]